- Final Fantasy-style role-playing in Disney environments.
- Over a hundred Disney characters.
- Guest appearances by characters from the Final Fantasy series.
- Gorgeous, animation-style graphics.
- Real-time combat.
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Ever wondered what would happen if the worlds of Final Fantasy
and Disney collided? It's an odd concept, but from the most
schizophrenic of acorns the mighty gaming oak of Kingdom Hearts
has grown. Legendary role-play game-maker Square has been given
unprecedented liberties with the entire Disney universe and has
created a game featuring everything from The Nightmare Before
Christmas to The Little Mermaid.
To have characters as disparate as Tarzan and Donald Duck
teaming up is odd enough, but it becomes very freaky when Square
throws in a variety of its own characters, such as Cloud, Squall
and Aeris from the various Final Fantasies. We are, in short,
talking Incongruity City. But this has one side benefit in that
the storyline behind the game is by necessity rather vague, which
seems to have stopped Square from filling three CDs full of
new-age whining about Mother Earth, as is its usual wont. Instead
it has spent even more time on the graphics and the end result is
a quite stunning three-dimensional cartoon.
As for the gameplay, it may come as a surprise to learn that it
doesn't actually feature--as all the Final Fantasy games
do--turn-based combat. Instead it's essentially a scrolling
beat-'em-up-cum-platformer with exactly the kind of complicated
Square-style knobs you'd expect. The game may be a little shallow
but it's an impressive artistic achievement and any title that
allows you to magically summon Bambi out of thin air to attack
evil demons of the underworld has got to be worth some sort of
recommendation. --David Jenkins
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"An enticing and hugely entertaining collaboration between
Disney fantasy and Final Fantasy. 8/10." -- Official PlayStation
2 Magazine
"Favourite characters of yesteryear have, for once, come together
in a crafted and highly enjoyable game." -- Edge
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Manufacturer's Description
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Kingdom Hearts is the first project from Squaresoft and Disney
Interactive. This revolutionary relationship has created an
entirely new genre of game--an action RPG that combines classic
Disney characters and worlds with new elements created in the
renowned Squaresoft style. Kingdom Hearts tells the story of
Sora, a 14 year old boy whose world is shattered when a violent
storm hits his island home. The storm separates Sora from his
friends, Riku and Kairi, and they are scattered to strange and
unknown worlds. While searching for his friends, Sora meets Court
Wizard Donald and Captain Goofy. They are the protectors of the
magical Disney Castle and are on a mission to find King Mickey,
who has disappeared in mysterious circumstances. They learn that
some sinister creatures--known as The Heartless--are placing all
of their worlds under threat. The Heartless are on a mission to
recruit Disney villains to help them steal the pure hearts and
souls of others. Now Sora must join forces with Donald, Goofy and
many more Disney heroes to fight The Heartless and end their
reign of tyranny. But his path will not be easy, and before he is
able to return home, he will be forced to make the hardest
decision of his life... Kingdom Hearts is an epic tale of
adventure, heroism and, ultimately, sacrifice. Squaresoft and
Disney invite players to embark on a fantastic journey, explore
strange and familiar worlds, meet old and new friends, and make
amazing discoveries at every turn.
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